Furniture assembly



Oct. 27, 1970 I P. AMOS FURNITURE ASSEMBLY 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan.16, 1969 INVENTOR Paul 5. Ann

- ATTORNEYS Oct. 27, 1970 P. E. AMOS FURNITURE ASSEMBLY Filed Jan. 16,1969 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 R: mm

ATTORNEYK Oct. 27, 1970 Q P. mos 7 3,536,359

' FURNITURE ASSEMBLY Filed Jan. 16, 1969 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR PaulE. Ann

BY WWMW ATTORNEYS United States Patent O 3,536,359 FURNITURE ASSEMBLYPaul Eugene Amos, 1132 Pennsylvania Ave., McKeesport, Pa. 15130 FiledJan. 16, 1969, Ser. No. 791,742 Int. Cl. A47c 3/04 US. Cl. 297-462 12Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A furniture assembly comprising aplurality of articles of furniture usable independently of each other,one article of furniture being stored within another article offurniture to form an assembly which is also usable as an article offurniture, each of the articles of furniture including housings havingremovable lids, the lids having interengaging parts for fitting opposingfaces of the lids together and forming a lid entity for the assembly.The lids of the articles of furniture are so constructed that they arereversible and interchangeable thereby permitting use on either articleof furniture and exposure of either face of the lid. The assemblyfurther affords storage space for attachments used in conjunction withthe articles of furniture.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTS It is often desirable to have available foroccasional use several pieces of furniture of the hassock type or thelike, which pieces are frequently removed from view when not in use. Thestorage of these comparatively bulky articles of furniture presents aproblem because of the lack of such storage space in the average home.

It is an object of this invention to provide a furniture assemblyincluding a plurality of articles of furntiurc stored one within theother, the assembly being adaptable for use in its assembled state ordisassembled for use of the individual pieces of furniture.

Another object is to provide a plurality of hassocks or the like storedone within the other, each hassock embodying removable lids, the lidshaving complemental interfitting parts which, in their interengagedstate form a lid entity for the assembly.

A further object is to provide a furniture assembly of the characterdescribed wherein the lids are reversible for selective exposure ofeither face of the lids, the lids being applicable to either of thehassocks.

A further object is to provide a furniture assembly as describedincluding attachments adapted to be stored Within the assembly forselective use with the articles of furniture.

Other objects of the invention will be understood from the followingdescription of the presently preferred form of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of thefurniture assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an article of furniture forming a partof the furniture assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an article of furniture forming anotherpart of the furniture assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 2 showing the lid of the article offurniture reversed;

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FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing the lid reversed;

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 4, and illustrating the.

adaptation of the lid for the reception of a tray;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the article of furniture illustrated inFIG. 2, showing to advantage the adaptation thereof for the reception ofa plurality of leaves;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of one of the leaves illustrated inFIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the lines 9-9 of FIG. 1 lookingin the direction of the arrows,

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line 10-10 of FIG. 4,looking in the directionof the arrows; and

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line 1111 of FIG. 5 lookingin the direction of the arrows.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES OF THE DRAWING In FIG. 1, there is illustratedthe furniture assembly of the present invention which is generallydesignated 20, which comprises articles of furniture generallydesignated 22 and 24 which are illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. Forpurposes of illustration, furniture assembly 20 is in the form of ahassock, and articles of furniture 22 and 24 are also of the hassocktype. Although the assembly and the articles are illustrated as being ofoval shape, any other suitable shape may be employed.

Hassock 22 includes a housing 26 including side and bottom walls, andlegs 28 which are secured to, and depend from, the bottom walls of thehousing.

A removable lid 32 is adapted for placement over the open upper end ofthe housing, and is complemental in shape thereto. The removable lidincludes an oval shaped vertical wall 34 which, as shown in thedrawings, is adapted for frictional engagement with the upper, innerperiphery of housing 26. Intermediate the height of wall 34, there isprovided an annular lateral extension of wall 34 forming a bead 36 alongthe outer periphery which serves as ornamentation for the hassock aswell as providing an abutment or stop to limit the entry of lid 32 intohousing 26. Within wall 34 is a solid planar surface 38, which is alsodisposed intermediate the height of wall 34. A cushion surface 40 isadhesively secured to or fixed in any other suitable manner within wall34 between planar surface 38 and a terminal of wall 34. By means of thisarrangement, lid 32 may be selectively placed atop housing 26 witheither planar surface 38 exposed, as illustrated in FIG. 4, or withcushion surface 40 exposed, as illustrated in FIG. 2.

Hassock 24 includes a housing 42 comprising side and bottom walls, theside wall being provided with an annular bead 44 which is in proximate,spaced relation to the upper terminal of the housing side.

A removable lid is indicated at 46 and includes an ovalshaped bodyportion 48, the thickness of which is approximately equal to the heightof wall 34 of lid 32. An annular flange or bead 50, is aflixed to theouter periphery of body portion 48, which bead is intermediate theheight 3 is substantially the same size as planar surface 38 of lid 38.As shown to advantage in FIG. 9, this relationship enables theinterengagement of lids 32 and 46 so that planar surface 54 may enterinto the space between the upper terminal of wall 34 and planar surface38 of lid 32, to form an interfitting engagement.

It is apparent from a consideration of the drawings that hassock-typemembers 22 and 24 are, by virtue of the reversible nature of lids 32 and46, readily adaptable to expose either a cushion surface or a flatplanar surface, thereby lending the article of furniture for either as ahassock or a small table. Also lids 32 and 46 may be interchangeablyapplied to housings 26 and 42.

It is further within the contemplation of the present invention toprovide a tray 56, which is shown to advantage in FIG. 6, which tray mayalso be stored within the present assembly. It will be noted that, asdepicted in FIG. 6, the tray is of a size that may be readily insertedinto the space between planar surface 38 and the upper terminal of wall34.

In FIGS. 7 and 8 there is illustrated another use of the assembly of thepresent invention, this being for use as a card table or the like. Forthis purpose, there are provided a plurality of leaves 58 of likeconstruction, each of which leaves is provided with a centrallongitudinal slot 60. Leaves 58 are preferably complemental in shape tothe shape of the hassock 22 to which they are applied. These leaves maybe placed on top of housing 26 of hassock 22 in such a manner that aportion of each leaf extends from a different side of the hassock.Another leaf 62 is located centrally of the hassock, and may be providedwith a planar surface such as checkerboard 64. A securing member 66 ofany suitable type may be employed for joining leaves 58 and 60 togetherand holding them in fixed relationship to each sother. Leaves 58 and 60are stored within the assembly when not in use.

The assembly of the present invention is preferably of molded plasticconstruction, with the exterior thereof either upholstered orunupholstered as desired. However numerous structural variations may beemployed within the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is:

1. A furniture assembly comprising:

(a) a first article of furniture having a housing,

(b) a second article of furniture having a housing removably stored inthe housing of said first article of furniture,

(c) a lid entity for positioning over the housing of said first articleof furniture, said lid entity including,

(d) a first lid unit for placement over the housing of said firstarticle of furniture, and

(e) a second lid unit for placement over the housing of said secondarticle of furniture,

(f) said first and second lid units being provided with complementalinterfitting elements,

(g) said interfitting elements being joined together to form said lidentity for the assembly.

2. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said lid unitsincludes:

(a) a body portion for fitting engagement in the top of each of saidhousings, and

(b) an annular bead along the outer periphery of each body portion,

() each of said beads engaging the upper terminal of said housings forlimiting the entry of said lid entities into said housings.

3. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein:

(a) said first lid unit includes a wall of closed geometricconfiguration, and

(b) a planar surface within said wall intermediate the height of saidwall,

(c) said second lid includes a body portion,

(d) one face of said body portion being reduced and extended to providea planar surface,

(e) the planar surfaces of said first and second lid units beingsubstantially equal in size to permit interfitting of the reduced andextended planar surface of said second lid unit within said wall of saidfirst lid unit into engagement with the planar surface of said first lidunit.

4. The furniture assembly of claim 2, wherein each of said lid unitsincludes:

(a) a pair of face members,

(b) each of said lid units being reversible for selective exposure ofeither of said face members.

5. The furniture assembly of claim 3, with the addition of:

(a) a tray complemental in shape to the shape of the planar surface ofsaid first lid unit and adapted for engagement therewith within the wallof the first lid unit.

6. The furniture assembly of claim 3, with the addition (a) a pluralityof leaves of like construction,

(b) each of said leaves being provided with a like,

longitudinal slot, and

(c) securing means extending through the longitudinal slots of saidleaves for joining the latter together in partially superimposedrelationship,

(d) said leaves being positioned on top of the housing of one of saidarticles of furniture with the leaves extending in different directions.

7. A furniture assembly comprising:

(a) a first hassock including a housing and removable lid, and

(b) a second hassock including a housing and removable lid,

(c) the housing of said second hassock being stored within the housingof said first hassock when not in use,

(d) the lids of said first and second hassocks having complemental,interengageable elements for joining the lids together to form a lidentity,

(e) said lid entity being positioned on the housing of said firsthassock while the housing of the second hassock is stored therein, topermit use of the assembly.

8. The furniture assembly of claim 7, wherein:

(a) each of said housings is of complemental shape,

(b) each of said lids includes a complemental body portion adapted tofit within the upper terminal portion of each housing, and

(c) a bead extending around the outer periphery of said body portion andengageable with the upper edge of the housing, for limiting the entry ofthe lid into the housing.

9. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein:

(a) each of said lids has two different faces,

(b) said lids being reversible to selectively expose either of saidfaces.

10. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein:

(a) the body portion of one of said lids comprises a vertical wall ofclosed geometric configuration, (b) a planar surface 'within said Wallintermediate the height thereof,

(0) cushioning means applied to one face of said planar surface,

((1) one face of the body portion of the other of said lids beingreduced and extend for interfitting engagement between the wall and oneface of said other lid, and

(e) cushioning means applied to the opposite face of the second lid bodyportion.

11. The furniture assembly of claim 10, with the addition of:

(a) a tray complemental in shape and size to the planar surface of saidfirst lid for placement thereon within said vertical wall.

12. The furniture assembly of claim 10, with the addi- References Citedai plurality of leaves of like construction UNITED STATES PATENTS (b)each of said leaves being provided with a like, ggfig 2E 2 longitudinalslot, and

(c) securing means extending through the longitudinal 5 9/1951 Bablt297*462 X slots of said leaves for joining the latter together in 3/ 969partially superimposed relationship,

((1) said leaves being positioned on top of the housing CASMIR NUNBERGPnmary Exammer of one of said hassocks with the leaves extending in 10US. Cl. X.R.

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